Monday, April 26, 2004

I HATE moving!

So I'm homeless at the moment. All my crap is in storage with the exception of my car, dog and computer (ok, and a few clothing items, too).

But it's the PROCESS that I hate. I think it's because I've done it too many times.

Starting from birth here are the moves that have involved 2 weeks or more in a given location:

1. Moved from home for unwed mothers (come on... it WAS the 70s) to Adoption Agency.2. Adoption Agency to my parents home.3. Parents first home to Texas (Dad had to do basic training).4. Texas to Germany for Dad's Army assignment in Frankfurt.5. Frankfurt back to US (Flossmoor, IL).6. Flossmoor to Valparaiso, IN.7. Valparaiso to summer camp in WI.8. Valparaiso to summer camp in MI. (4 times)9. Valparaiso to private school in Bath, Maine.10. Bath to home at the end of the school year.11. Valparaiso to military school in Mexico, Missouri.12. Mexico to home at the end of the school year.13. Valparaiso to summer camp in Indiana.14. Valparaiso to military school again.15. Mexico to home when I was dismissed from military school (interesting story... ask me sometime).16. Valparaiso to summer camp in Indiana.17. Valparaiso to summer camp in Indiana. (yes, again... three summers in a row)18. Reverse move... I stayed in Valpo for college... my parents moved to Northfield, Illinois.19. Valpo to Michigan summer camp to work for summer between Freshman and Sophomore years.20. Valpo to Indiana summer camp to work for summer between Sophomore and Junior years.21. Valpo fraternity house to Valpo dorm.22. Valpo dorm to first apartment.23. First apartment to second apartment (1.5 years later).24. Second apartment to NC (3 years after that).25. NC extended stay hotel to NC apartment.26. NC apartment back to Chicago for work.27. Chicago to NC when work and personal life conflicted.28. NC apartment to NC house.29. NC house to NC homelessness.

Wow. I've moved almost one time for every year that I've been alive. I should really stop doing this. I have a good idea that I'll be moving again in the relatively near future - becoming UNhomeless is my goal. :)